ThinkTank: The Future Designer
In 2008 the V&A launched a series of ThinkTanks on future-facing issues related to contemporary design and museum s…
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New directions in wallpaper design & art
Comtemporary wallpaper designers often break with the tradition of the reapeating pattern. 'Good taste' is no longe…
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'Swarm' chandelier by Zaha Hadid, 2006
The Swarm chandelier was designed by Zaha Hadid, one of the most highly regarded architects working today.…
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'Cinderella' table, by Jeroen Verhoeven, 2005-6
The Cinderella Table is an exploration of the possibilities of CAD-CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided ma…
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Contemporary art & design in the Archive of Art & Design
The V&A's Archive of Art and Design holds the working papers of individual artists and designers, as well as the re…
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Contemporary documentary photographers
Contemporary documentary photography is not a unified form but neither is it a defunct or endangered area of photog…
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Science Surgery: The Contemporary Challenge
The Conservation Department defines contemporary as the last 10-20 years. The museum has many contemporary objects …
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London Design Festival at the V&A
Every year, the V&A becomes the Hub for the London Design Festival, the UK’s premier Festival of contemporary design, and one of the world’s most important annual design events.
Transformation and Revelation: Gormley to Gaga. UK design for performance 2007–2011
17 March 2012 – 30 September 2012. Exploring the theme of transformation, this display will reveal contemporary designs for performance by over 30 British Theatre Designers.
The designer as collaborator (Jeremy Myerson)
Provocation: the designer as collaborator by Jeremy Myerson
Design for Life V&A projects
Find out about Design for Life projects run at the V&A with both school and community groups.
Fashion Design
This activity gives students an opportunity to use the V&A’s fashion collections in the way that professional designers do. Paul Poiret and Vivienne Westwood are just two of the many designers who have used the V&A to get ideas for their designs. Students will design a garment based on an item in the V&A’s collections of European and non-European dress, and will produce either a garment that is stylistically similar, or a collage.
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V&A Contemporary: Electric Dreams: Designing for the Digital Age
Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary design, technology and fashion.
Buy nowEvent - The Art of the Book: Contemporary Calligraphy
Sat 14 April 2012 10:30
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP:
Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 April, 10.30–16.30
Join Cherrell Avery, the V&A’s Calligrapher in residence, for a workshop exploring the art of lettering and illumination.
